Matt Barkley proves why he'll never be on the same level as Matt Leinart, regardless of the numbers. Gotta win the big games, but we'll still beat Oregon and win the Rose Bowl at least.

Where do you rank him on the totem of USC QB greats?

I'd rank him second behind Leinart just because Leinart was able to win 2 national championships, a Heisman Trophy, and won a lot of big games in the clutch. Barkley's numbers will be better but it's obvious that he's not as good as Leinart was when he was at SC because he chokes when we need him most._________________

Matt Barkley proves why he'll never be on the same level as Matt Leinart, regardless of the numbers. Gotta win the big games, but we'll still beat Oregon and win the Rose Bowl at least.

Where do you rank him on the totem of USC QB greats?

I'd rank him second behind Leinart just because Leinart was able to win 2 national championships, a Heisman Trophy, and won a lot of big games in the clutch. Barkley's numbers will be better but it's obvious that he's not as good as Leinart was when he was at SC because he chokes when we need him most.

I love how we lose to Stanford and you just turn on Barkley.

It's a bit of a stretch to say he "chokes" when we need him the most. He had a bad game against Stanford, and had absolutely no help from the rest of his offense, especially the OL. It sucks, but it happens._________________

Matt Barkley proves why he'll never be on the same level as Matt Leinart, regardless of the numbers. Gotta win the big games, but we'll still beat Oregon and win the Rose Bowl at least.

Where do you rank him on the totem of USC QB greats?

I'd rank him second behind Leinart just because Leinart was able to win 2 national championships, a Heisman Trophy, and won a lot of big games in the clutch. Barkley's numbers will be better but it's obvious that he's not as good as Leinart was when he was at SC because he chokes when we need him most.

I love how we lose to Stanford and you just turn on Barkley.

It's a bit of a stretch to say he "chokes" when we need him the most. He had a bad game against Stanford, and had absolutely no help from the rest of his offense, especially the OL. It sucks, but it happens.

That's a stretch to say he's getting no help from the rest of the offense. Maybe outside of Lee/Woods but to say the entire offense is false. The OL is pretty bad. I didn't see the game last night but Barkley is making a lot of mistakes it seems, back to back 2 INT games._________________

That's a stretch to say he's getting no help from the rest of the offense. Maybe outside of Lee/Woods but to say the entire offense is false. The OL is pretty bad. I didn't see the game last night but Barkley is making a lot of mistakes it seems, back to back 2 INT games.

I was just talking about the Stanford game in particular, not overall. Obviously the rest of the offense is helping out, especially the rushing attack yesterday, but he really had nothing to work with in the Stanford game._________________

That's a stretch to say he's getting no help from the rest of the offense. Maybe outside of Lee/Woods but to say the entire offense is false. The OL is pretty bad. I didn't see the game last night but Barkley is making a lot of mistakes it seems, back to back 2 INT games.

I was just talking about the Stanford game in particular, not overall. Obviously the rest of the offense is helping out, especially the rushing attack yesterday, but he really had nothing to work with in the Stanford game.

That, I can agree with. I hope Barkley catches fire like how he did last year. We need him to play at a high level to continue directing our offense._________________